Solar System: Mars will be high and very visible in the sky and will be the only Solar System object visible for our evening. Right after sunset, look for Mercury in the Western sky; Neptune (invisible to the naked eye) will be near Mercury.
Stars and Clusters: Many open clusters will be visible, most famous among them the Pleiades (M45) high overhead and the Beehive cluster (M44) in the Eastern sky. Smaller clusters like the pretty Spiral cluster (M34) are often better telescope objects. We may look at a nice binary star such as eta Cassiopeia.
Nebulae: One of the most beautiful telescope objects in the sky, the Great Nebula in Orion, will be high in the sky and no doubt we will spend some time observing this. If the night is clear, we can look at the Crab Nebula (M1).
Galaxies: High in the sky will be the Great Spiral in Andromeda (M31), but we may also look for some other, fainter galaxies if the night is good.
Solar System: Mars will be high and very visible in the sky. Saturn rises late but we may be able to finish off the evening with this fine visual treat.
Stars and Clusters: Many open clusters will be visible, most famous among them the Pleiades (M45) high overhead and the Beehive cluster (M44) in the Eastern sky. Smaller clusters like the pretty Spiral cluster (M34) are often better telescope objects. We may look at a nice binary star such as eta Cassiopeia.
Nebulae: One of the most beautiful telescope objects in the sky, the Great Nebula in Orion, will be high in the sky and no doubt we will spend some time observing this. If the night is clear, we can look at the Crab Nebula (M1).
Galaxies: High in the sky will be the Great Spiral in Andromeda (M31), but we may also look for some other, fainter galaxies if the night is good.
Solar System: Mars will be high and very visible in the sky, and quite close to it will be a beautiful quarter Moon. Saturn rises later and we should be able to finish off the evening with this fine visual treat.
Stars and Clusters: Many open clusters will be visible, most famous among them the Pleiades (M45) high overhead and the Beehive cluster (M44) in the Eastern sky. Smaller clusters like the pretty Double – Double (Caldwell 14) are often better telescope objects. We may look at a nice binary star such as Mizar.
Nebulae: One of the most beautiful telescope objects in the sky, the Great Nebula in Orion, will be high in the sky and no doubt we will spend some time observing this. If the night is clear, we can look at the Crab Nebula (M1).
Galaxies: High in the sky will be the Great Spiral in Andromeda (M31), but we may also look for some other, fainter galaxies if the night is good.
The star of this evening will definitely be the Moon, which will exhibit a total lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow will begin to cover the Moon around 9pm, and will totally cover it at around 10pm. We will have telescopes out to observe other objects, though.